Word: slouching
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...thousand revolutionists, mostly farmers in blue overalls with rifles slung from their shoulders, sauntered into town. Citizens cheered half-heartedly from the curbstones. Back from Santiago de los Caballeros came the mud-spattered runabout coupe, and seated beside Courier Cabot was "Supreme Chief" Urena. On his head, a slouch hat, from the pocket of his flannel shirt protruded a fountain pen, from his shoulder hung a broad-bladed sword, its handle ivory-inlaid. U. S. Minister Curtis ran over from his legation. Ensued a weighty conference at the Presidential mansion...
Suddenly the people in the galleries leaned forward intently, Senators ceased to slouch in their red chairs. Veering away from his familiar subject, Senator Blease waved a red-bound book* in his hand and declared: "I have here a book to which I might call attention. This is a book I sent to Mr. Rover's [U. S. District Attorney] office?the dirtiest thing I have ever read. I saw a young lady reading it, by accident, and asked her what in the world she was doing reading it. She had not gotten far enough into it, thank...